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Windows 10 upgrade can be clean installed.Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:55:26 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/windows-10-upgrade-can-be-clean-installed.3089/
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This is specifically important for developers and geeks like me. I was continually apprehensive whether I will be forced to only do upgrade install with license or will I be able to do a clean install. I generally do a clean install every 6 months or so, I know Windows is messy....

Windows 10 upgrade can be clean installed.]]>26Windows Media Center to be discontinuedSat, 20 Aug 2016 13:54:33 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/windows-media-center-to-be-discontinued.3056/
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I dont think even most would be using it anyways. Since the launch of Windows 7 about 7 years back there has been not even a single major update to Media Center or Windows Media player. Windows Media player has been stuck and will always remain at version 12 it seems. There is no indication what-so ever that a new iteration of WMP ie Windows Media...

Windows Media Center to be discontinued]]>19Giveaway Of The Day - 'Archives' (old and new site)Wed, 25 May 2016 19:34:47 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/giveaway-of-the-day-archives-old-and-new-site.3264/
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The site was unavailable for some time but recently I see that it is up again.

There are currently 326 pieces of software available, yeah I know some of the software offered here is a little old but here is one I copied to show you what is available and for you to have a...

Giveaway Of The Day - 'Archives' (old and new site)]]>2Windows 10 can now be activated with genuine Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 keysFri, 08 Jan 2016 12:49:52 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/windows-10-can-now-be-activated-with-genuine-windows-7-and-windows-8-1-keys.3196/
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This made a lot of users angry, including me as a clean install was an issue. So now Microsoft has allowed all Windows 7 and 8.1 keys to be used as Activation keys for your Windows 10. Just go to Settings and Activation and enter your...

Windows 10 can now be activated with genuine Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 keys]]>5Google Play Vouchers can now be purchased online from SnapdealFri, 18 Sep 2015 08:49:53 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/google-play-vouchers-can-now-be-purchased-online-from-snapdeal.3175/
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They are not online codes but physical cards which will be shipped to you.
As mentioned in our previous article, that vouchers will be available at Mobile Store, Vijay Sales, Planet M etc. , now Snapdeal too offers it.

From an Indian perspective these cards are a boon because many Indian debit cards do not work with Google Wallet.
You can go ahead and order it, it gets shipped very fast.]]>1Micromax Canvas 4G released for 10,999RsSun, 30 Aug 2015 10:18:46 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/micromax-canvas-4g-released-for-10-999rs.3160/
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The good part is it will be sold in retail as well as online channels so no flash sales and other idiocies. This device comes into compete with the likes of Moto G3, and Mi4i. At a time when the 10-15K segment is the hottest warzone, this phone comes to wage another battle and put Micromax product a bar above.

The first thing which caught my attention is, that this phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 Quad-Core...

I want to watch Captain America: The Winter Soldier but it’s not available on Netflix US. Where can I stream it? Answer: Netflix Netherlands

More and more, people are cutting the cord and watching movies and TV with streaming services like Netflix. Also, DNS and VPN products have made it easy for people to access different regional Netflix catalogues. However, with content spread over hundreds of services and regions, it is challenging for cord-cutters to...

So I will go about the feature I liked the most. Its cursor call. We many a times loose track of our cursor, and to fix this, they have got in this new feature. Just quick finger swipe over the touchpad will increase the size of the pointer to help you locate it.

Some other features are split screen...

Mac OS X El Capitan has been announced.]]>2Lava to launch new Android One phone at 12KFri, 03 Jul 2015 14:36:48 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/lava-to-launch-new-android-one-phone-at-12k.3117/
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This time Google is launching a 12,000 device which will be a mid-range handset in association with Lava. Lava mobility will be making the handset and it will be unveiled on July 14 so very soon. The device sadly will run a mediatek processor. Google is also investing a...

Lava to launch new Android One phone at 12K]]>Apple beats 1 radio to launch on June 30Sun, 21 Jun 2015 03:50:31 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/apple-beats-1-radio-to-launch-on-june-30.3105/
http://tweakbytes.com/threads/apple-beats-1-radio-to-launch-on-june-30.3105/invalid@example.com (Bala)BalaAt the World Wide Developer conference Apple had announced its plans to foray into the music industry with the revolutionary Apple Music service.
Apple Music was to offer music streaming, curated playlists and much more and nominal costs to the user. Along with that Apple had also announced its plans to introduce a radio service.
This 24 hour radio service is in collaboration with Beats Audio, thus aptly named beats 1. The Radio service will be available all throughout the globe for users to listen to, and will have 24 hours music.
Apple users have reported a new Radio tab in...

Apple beats 1 radio to launch on June 30]]>1Google Play pre-paid vouchers now available in IndiaWed, 17 Jun 2015 04:07:49 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/google-play-pre-paid-vouchers-now-available-in-india.3103/
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Now finally Google Play vouchers can be purchased in India. This cannot be purchased online unfortunately duh, but via select stores.
The stores are select Vijay Sales and Spice Hotspot shops in these cities
Delhi NCR,
Mumbai,
Pune,
Hyderabad,
Bengaluru,
Kolkata
& Jaipur.
So you just have to go...

Google Play pre-paid vouchers now available in India]]>1Kaspersky Lab Network attacked by Duqu style malware.Sun, 14 Jun 2015 07:19:29 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/kaspersky-lab-network-attacked-by-duqu-style-malware.3100/
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Now Stuxnet was a next generation malware, which blew the minds of security researches when they uncovered it. It was so stealthy and difficult to remove and leveraged so many exploits. Some exploits were not even known about, Also stuxnet was a potent backdoor. This was a backdoor for a specific Siemens device and was found in Iran's nuclear power...

Kaspersky Lab Network attacked by Duqu style malware.]]>1Valve Steam machines to arrive this November.Fri, 12 Jun 2015 05:23:01 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/valve-steam-machines-to-arrive-this-november.3093/
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As said earlier Valve had planned to release gaming machines running on their Steam OS which can be paired up to living room TVs to enjoy a immersive gaming experience. It can also be used as a home theatre and can be used as a media centre device as well.

The specifications will be as follows:-
All of the boxes will come with the exact same GPU:- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX GPU 2GB GDDR5
But depending on the model you choose you get an i3/i5/i7 processor and also you get to choose...

Valve Steam machines to arrive this November.]]>5Micromax Canvas Knight 2 with 4G launched for 16,299Sat, 06 Jun 2015 06:27:33 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/micromax-canvas-knight-2-with-4g-launched-for-16-299.3092/
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As usual it has Corning Gorilla glass 3 screen protection. Interestingly like the Yu devices it packs a Wolfson speakers for high definition Audio.
On the Camera front, it has a 13MP back shooter with a Sony CMOS sensor and LAGRAN 5P lens.
The front camera is 5MP and 4P lens. 4P is quite a good focal length.
The phone has a dismal 2260mAh battery. It is not gonna have enough juice for...

Micromax Canvas Knight 2 with 4G launched for 16,299]]>3Windows 10 to launch on July 29Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:53:20 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/windows-10-to-launch-on-july-29.3085/
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Also Microsoft is aggressively pushing update notifications. There is a Windows 10 pre reservation app which is being pushed via Microsoft Updates prompting users to reserve a copy of their free Windows 10 upgrade.

...

Windows 10 to launch on July 29]]>Android 5.1 soak test for motoG beginsSun, 31 May 2015 16:27:28 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/android-5-1-soak-test-for-motog-begins.3084/
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Seems soak test has already begun in Brazil and will follow at other countries and soon a rollout. I except this to go through quickly since 5.1 is not a major upgrade.

We continue to make progress with the 5.1 Lollipop upgrades. We have started the formal soak test for Moto G w/ 4G (1st Gen) for Brazil Retail. If all goes well, we should be able to start full deployment shortly.

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Android 5.1 does fix a lot of bugs and...

Android 5.1 soak test for motoG begins]]>Android M cool new featuresSun, 31 May 2015 07:46:39 +0000http://tweakbytes.com/threads/android-m-cool-new-features.3082/
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So we will go in brief over all these new announcements.

1. App permissions:- After such a long time users are going to get fine grained app permissions and controls. This means you can also assign one time permissions or perpetually grant the permission. Lets take an example. To activate Whatsapp, you are sent an SMS with a code which whatsApp auto-detects to activate. Now for...